Amid the suspension of a humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Marawi, civil society organizations are urging President Duterte to open negotiations with Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorists for the release of more than 200 hostages and the grant of safe passage to more than 2,000 civilians trapped in the besieged city

The ex-leaders had a role in assassinating ISIS leader Abu Hisham Al Hamawi aswell as having previous relations with Israel.
It's also found that Abu Obaida Qahtan along with others used to visit Israel through Wadi Al-Yarmouk

The brigades of PMU, backed by the Iraqi army, moved on Tuesday to carry out large-scale military operations to complete the liberation of residential compounds and villages south-west of Al-Baaj district, south and south-west of the Iraqi-Syrian border